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A LOVING RESPONSE I was so pleased to receive the February issue of The Christian Science Journal yesterday. As I was flipping the pages, I noticed the Questions & Answers column from the Clerk’s Office on page 38 dealing with various sexual relationships and the Church’s “position” about them.
LIVING PROOF Deanna Mummert’s testimony in the December issue has meant so much to me that I had to write to tell you. It has contributed to several healings in my practice of Christian Science and in my own life.
Mary Baker Eddy didn’t put much stock in words without deeds, so it’s no surprise that she put great value on reports of healing. A By-Law she included on page 47 of the Church Manual says: “Testimony in regard to the healing of the sick is highly important.
November 2012 has arrived, and for many people that means only one thing: The time has come for another presidential election in the United States. Those with passionate political leanings may feel this is a momentous election, and that even the future well-being of America hangs in the balance.
When I was a child, my dad liked to entertain me with this nursery finger rhyme: “Here’s the church,” he would say (bringing his fists together), “And here’s the steeple” (up went his index fingers to form a pointy steeple), “Open the door” (his thumbs opened wide), “And see all the people” (his fingers interlocked and flipped over to reveal ten wiggling fingers representing the people). At least that’s how I remember it.
Recently I was talking to a colleague about the word should . How easily it can slip into thought in regard to Christian Science: I should read the weekly Bible Lesson more.
“Rules are made to be broken,” goes an old saying. And certainly there’s freedom in realizing that some rules—ones based on superstition, dogma, outmoded customs, or misinformation—aren’t binding because they don’t have real authority behind them.
This month’s Journal is a truly special one for me. It has revolutionized the way I think of Christian Science nurses.
I’ve always loved Hymn 412 *. Maybe part of the reason is because the tune is the old Irish favorite, “O Danny Boy.